Fifty charities have hit out at the government for using ‘dangerously misleading' benefit claims statistics that are contributing to hatred towards disabled people.
The call comes days after the Work and Pensions Committee chastised the government for its use of the media when releasing such statistics. Last week the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) released the latest set of figures showing just 24% of new applicants for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) were found eligible for the benefit. However the following day the Committee published a report into the re-assessment process for those currently claiming Incapacity Benefit that was followed up by a strongly worded letter from the Committee to Chris Grayling MP, the Employment Minis...
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